The events that take place in Macbeth center around the violence caused by one couple's pride and ambition and greed. When Macbeth is confronted by the Weird Sisters and their statements about his becoming Thane of Cawdor and then king, it sets into motion a chain of events that lead to the murder of a good man, kind friend, and noble king. Once Macbeth acquaints his wife with the Weird Sisters' words, she immediately begins to plot the "nearest way" to the throne. Although Macbeth considered violence early on, he eventually decides that they "will go no further in this business," and he resolves not to injure his friend until his wife wounds his pride by insulting his masculinity. When she insists that he will have to live a "coward in [his] own esteem" if he reneges on his promise to her to kill Duncan, he relents and recommits to their plan. Therefore, it is, ultimately, his pride which prompts him to go forward with the murder. It seems to be greed and ambition, primarily, that prompt her.
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